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Systems built for excavation.

I build for excavation contractors specifically. You deal with bid-based work, equipment scheduling, and permit timelines — your systems should be built around exactly that.

Short answer

Derik Bannister builds websites, local SEO, answer engine optimization, Google Ads, AI phone answering, and CRM systems for excavation contractors across Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and Nevada. The trade-specific pieces: equipment-capability pages, site-prep project galleries, and bid-request intake forms. Flat pricing, and you own the work. Call or text 530-736-7085.

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What I build for excavation contractors

Beyond the core stack — a ranking website, answer-engine visibility, dialed Google Ads, an AI receptionist that answers every call, and a CRM that never forgets a quote — excavation contractors get the trade-specific stack: equipment-capability pages, site-prep project galleries, and bid-request intake forms.

The full stack

Websitesfast, search-first websites built to convert calls and quote requestsSEOthe local search systemAEOgetting your business named and cited when people ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews who to callGoogle Adssearch campaigns and Local Services Ads that buy jobs, not clicksAI Answeringan AI that answers every call in seconds, any hour, books the job, and escalates real emergencies to youCRMa pipeline that chases every estimate, logs every call, and never lets a quote die in silenceEmail & SMSseasonal campaigns, estimate follow-ups, and reactivation that turn your existing list into booked workReviewsreview requests after every job, responses in your voice, and problems routed to you before they go publicSoftwareinternal tools built around how your operation actually runsLanding Pagessingle-purpose pages built for one service and one city, tuned until the conversion rate movesLocal Services Adsthe Google Guaranteed badge and pay-per-lead placement above every other ad on the pageGoogle Profilethe single highest-leverage local assetCall Trackingnumbers on every channel so you know which marketing actually produced the callContentarticles, guides, and service explainers written to rank and to answer the questions buyers actually askSite Carestatic hosting, uptime monitoring, backups, and the small changes you need without waiting on a queueAutomationthe repetitive parts of your operation handled by softwareBookinglet customers book a real slot on your calendar at midnight instead of leaving a voicemailMeta AdsFacebook and Instagram campaigns for the offers that sell on interruption, not searchSocialproof-of-work posting that makes you look like the busiest, most competent shop in townPhoto & Videoreal footage of your crew and your finished workBrandinga mark, a palette, and a voice that make a two-truck operation look like the standard in your marketLink Buildingmanual, white-hat backlinks from real sites that move local rankingsPressprofessionally written announcements distributed through established newswire networks

Excavation contractors by state

Licensing, seasonality, and competition differ by state. Each one gets its own page:

OregonExcavation systems in 65 Oregon marketsWashingtonExcavation systems in 47 Washington marketsCaliforniaExcavation systems in 88 California marketsIdahoExcavation systems in 6 Idaho marketsNevadaExcavation systems in 6 Nevada markets

Anchor markets

Portland, ORExcavation systems in the Portland metroSalem, ORExcavation systems in the mid-Willamette ValleyEugene, ORExcavation systems in the southern Willamette ValleySpringfield, ORExcavation systems in the southern Willamette ValleyGresham, ORExcavation systems in the east Portland metroHillsboro, ORExcavation systems in the west Portland metroBeaverton, ORExcavation systems in the west Portland metroBend, ORExcavation systems in the Central OregonMedford, ORExcavation systems in the Rogue ValleyCorvallis, ORExcavation systems in the mid-Willamette ValleyAlbany, ORExcavation systems in the mid-Willamette ValleyTigard, ORExcavation systems in the southwest Portland metroLake Oswego, ORExcavation systems in the south Portland metroGrants Pass, ORExcavation systems in the Rogue ValleySeattle, WAExcavation systems in the Puget SoundSpokane, WAExcavation systems in the Inland NorthwestTacoma, WAExcavation systems in the South SoundVancouver, WAExcavation systems in the southwest WashingtonBellevue, WAExcavation systems in the EastsideKent, WAExcavation systems in the South King CountyEverett, WAExcavation systems in the north Puget SoundRenton, WAExcavation systems in the South King CountyYakima, WAExcavation systems in the Yakima ValleyBellingham, WAExcavation systems in the north Puget SoundKennewick, WAExcavation systems in the Tri-CitiesOlympia, WAExcavation systems in the South SoundLos Angeles, CAExcavation systems in the Greater Los AngelesSan Diego, CAExcavation systems in the San Diego CountySan Jose, CAExcavation systems in the Silicon ValleySan Francisco, CAExcavation systems in the San Francisco Bay AreaFresno, CAExcavation systems in the Central ValleySacramento, CAExcavation systems in the Sacramento ValleyLong Beach, CAExcavation systems in the South BayOakland, CAExcavation systems in the East BayBakersfield, CAExcavation systems in the southern Central ValleyAnaheim, CAExcavation systems in the Orange CountySanta Ana, CAExcavation systems in the Orange CountyRiverside, CAExcavation systems in the Inland EmpireStockton, CAExcavation systems in the Central ValleyIrvine, CAExcavation systems in the Orange CountyFremont, CAExcavation systems in the East BaySan Bernardino, CAExcavation systems in the Inland EmpireModesto, CAExcavation systems in the Central ValleyOxnard, CAExcavation systems in the Ventura CountySanta Rosa, CAExcavation systems in the Sonoma CountySanta Barbara, CAExcavation systems in the Santa Barbara CountyRedding, CAExcavation systems in the far northern CaliforniaBoise, IDExcavation systems in the Treasure ValleyReno, NVExcavation systems in the Truckee MeadowsLas Vegas, NVExcavation systems in the Las Vegas ValleyAll 212 cities →Every market I serve

Questions, answered straight

Do you actually understand the excavation business?

The systems are built from running my own service business and studying how excavation contractors win work — around bid-based work, equipment scheduling, and permit timelines, not around a generic agency playbook.

What should a excavation company fix first?

Usually the leaks: calls that go unanswered and leads that never get followed up. An AI receptionist plus automated follow-up typically pays for everything else.

Do you take my competitors as clients?

I keep conflicts off my plate. If I'm already working deep with a excavation company in your service area, I'll tell you straight and we'll sort scope or a referral — ask about market exclusivity on retainer work.

Let's build something real.

Ready to be the excavation company everyone in your market finds first? Email bannisterderik@gmail.com or call/text 530-736-7085 — you get a straight answer from me, not a sales sequence.

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Tell me what you need.

Name and a phone number is enough. You get me — not a form that disappears into an agency inbox.

Goes straight to me. No sequence, no sales team. Or call/text 530-736-7085.

The wedge—

A 250+ page site for your business. $500 if you check out now.

Every service you offer and every town you serve gets its own page — built on your logo, your colors, your license number. Schema, sitemap, and llms.txt so search engines and AI assistants both read you correctly. Delivered in 7 business days. You own all of it, source code included.

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